Prince of Darkness has a handful of chillingly clever ideas, but they aren't enough to put John Carpenter's return to horror at the same level as his classic earlier outings.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Carpenter -
Producer -
Larry J. Franco -
Screenwriter -
John Carpenter -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Alive Films -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 21, 1987, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 6, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$12.9M -
Runtime -
1h 42m -
Sound Mix -
Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)